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Heart of Alabama Food Bank
Heart of Alabama Food Bank reported $52.8 million in revenue and $50.3 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $96.35 went to program services, $2.11 to management and general costs and $1.54 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 95.9% of the total. Government grants made up 29.8%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $144,536 (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR). 1 person received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 8% between FY2020 and FY2025. Source: Form 990, FY2025.
Where $100 of spending went
The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $50MFor context, the median across 349 covered food, agriculture & nutrition charities: $94.56 programs, $3.12 management, $2.32 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).
Where $100 of revenue came from
The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $53MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 96.3% | 94.2% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 2.1% | 3.1% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 1.5% | 2.3% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.02 | $0.02 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 95.9% | 96.4% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 29.8% | 10.5% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 2.3% | 1.3% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $144,536 | $213,323 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 0.29% | 0.61% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 5.8 | 6.6 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 28 of 28 | 100.0% |
A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.
What the money paid for, in its own words
FY2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseThe structure of our organization provides increased opportunity for success to the local community agencies we support by collecting, sorting (both dry/staple and cold/frozen) and distributing food. Along with four smaller affiliated food banks (afbs) under our supervision, we have a service area reaching to 35 of alabama's 67 counties (with a population of approximately 1,614,000) and more than 600 community agencies. Our mission is to provide food to the children, elderly, newly unemployed, workking poor, homeless, mentally challenged, and victims of domestic violence and disasters. During…
Within our service area, 21% of the population are food insecure. Of that total, 20% of adults and 25% of children are living in poverty. One of our most effective strategies in combating this pervasive problem is our mobile pantry program. This program is designed to go to where the neediest are, and distribute food directly through our partner agencies. This program allows US to target remote communities in alabama's "black belt" area (chronically among the most poverty-stricken regions in the nation) as well as metropolitan areas. In FY25, we distributed 15,317,585 pounds of food through…
Approximately 23% of seniors (60 years & older) in our service area are living in poverty. In our most impoverished county, that percentage jumps to over 36%. In order to help offset the needs of our seniors, we established a senior supplement program that, in FY25, provided between 37 pounds of nutritious food on a monthly basis to 720 seniors. We also provide two extra boxes in november and december specifically targeting the preparation of holiday meals
Highest reported compensation
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here| Role | From this org | From related orgs | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $137,796 | $0 | $6,740 | $144,536 |
1 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Heart of Alabama Food Bank (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $153K (Part IX, line 5).
6 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance answers, as filed
FY2025 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means- Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b28 · 28 independent
- Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
- Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
- Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
- Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
- Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aYes
- Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
- Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2Yes
- Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
- Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
- Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
- Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4No
- Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18Yes
- Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bNo
- Employees Part I, line 566
- Volunteers Part I, line 62,410
Largest outside contractors
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses onlyIndividuals listed as contractors are left out. 3 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.
Private foundation grants it received
11 private foundations reported grants to Heart of Alabama Food Bank totaling $332K on their tax year 2023 Form 990-PF returns. See which foundations, on WHOFUNDS.
Source: WHOFUNDS open grant graph, matched from Form 990-PF Part XV.
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Every number above is copied from Heart of Alabama Food Bank's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Heart of Alabama Food Bank, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Of every $100 Heart of Alabama Food Bank spent in FY2025, $96.35 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of Heart of Alabama Food Bank's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Heart of Alabama Food Bank reported that 96.3% of its $50.3 million in expenses went to program services, 2.1% to management and general and 1.5% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Heart of Alabama Food Bank pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Heart of Alabama Food Bank reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $144,536, for the role of EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Heart of Alabama Food Bank get its money?
Of $52.8 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 95.9% came from contributions and grants (including 29.8% from government grants) and 2.3% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Heart of Alabama Food Bank a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 63-0931846 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.
Sources
- FY2025: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, object 202601499349301175 · read the filing · XML
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202501359349313270 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202440829349300424 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202311319349301721 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202221369349306252 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202140399349300759 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 63-0931846: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.